A Muted Monday Morning: Toronto Welcomes November with Grey Skies and Gentle Rain

Well, here we are, Toronto. It’s Monday, November 6, and the city seems to be settling into that quintessential autumn mood, you know? The kind where the sky is less a vibrant blue and more a comforting, albeit a bit melancholic, shade of grey. And honestly, it feels right. Because for today, the forecast suggests a pretty consistent blanket of clouds overhead, with a decent, perhaps even expected, chance of showers throughout the day.

Don't fret too much about bone-chilling cold, though. The mercury is set to hover around a rather mild 11 degrees Celsius for the daytime high. It might feel just a smidge cooler, more like 10 degrees, but let's be frank, for early November, that's not too bad, is it? As the day gives way to night, temperatures will dip a bit, settling around 8 degrees Celsius, which could feel closer to 6. So, a light jacket or a decent sweater should certainly see you through, especially if you’re out and about later.

Speaking of being out, expect a gentle breeze; winds are forecast to top out at about 15 kilometres per hour. Not enough to really ruffle your feathers, but just enough to remind you that, yes, it is autumn. The humidex, for those keeping score, will be a modest 13, and the UV index? A decidedly low 1. So, perhaps not the day for sunbathing, but then again, who's really expecting that on a cloudy November Monday?

And as we embrace the shorter days that this time of year invariably brings, today’s sun will make its debut at 7:01 a.m. – a civilised enough hour, you could say. But then, it will bid us adieu rather early, setting at 4:58 p.m. Honestly, it’s a day that practically begs for a warm beverage and maybe a good book, or perhaps just a quiet moment to watch the world go by from a window. Just remember your umbrella, won't you? It might just come in handy.